Abstract
THIS is neither a treatise nor has it anything particularly to do with the principle of the sufficient reason, or with the philosophical views mentioned in the second title. It is rather a kaleidoscope of phrases, original and otherwise, that have apparently from time to time touched the author's fancy, and are now vaguely but gratefully remembered to have once possessed a meaning for her. Quotations from Ouida, Plato, Lord Dundreary, and other philosophical authorities, are tossed together impartially, without apparent purpose except to fill 400 pages; and though some reference is made occasionally to opinions said to be held by the author, such reference is nearly always too vague to show what the opinions really are. Only the hard-hearted can find even amusement in the book.
A Treatise on the Principle of Sufficient Reason: a Psychological Theory of Reasoning, showing the Relativity of Thought to the Thinker, of Recognition to Cognition, the Identity of Presentation and Representation, of Perception and Apperception.
By Mrs. P. F. Fitzgerald. (London: Thomas Laurie, 1887.)
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[Book Reviews]. Nature 37, 30 (1887). https://doi.org/10.1038/037030d0
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